UK Charts: Fifa Street Weaves its Way to Number One

EA dominated the UK All Formats Chart this week with no less than four titles occupying the top five places. Their latest release – Fifa Street – currently resides at number one, having broken sales records for the franchise. Fifa Street’s new entry pushed former chart leaders Mass Effect 3 and SSX down to second and third spot respectively as EA’s other football title Fifa 12 held firm at number four.

Elsewhere, Twisted Metal entered at a disappointing twelfth (the delayed European release probably didn’t help) while Capcom’s Street Fighter x Tekken dropped outside of the top ten to land just above in eleventh. Interestingly, Rage was the [...]

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February 21, 2012

UK Charts: UFC Pulverises the Competition

Kingdoms of Amalur has been forced to relinquish its crown after UFC Undisputed 3 punched its way to the top spot of the UK sales chart. Amalur previously occupied the top spot but now sits outside of the top 10 in 12th postion. The rest of the list is mainly comprised of movers and shakers, with the likes of Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3 and Mario & Sonic London 2012 all climbing back into the top 5. Interestingly, Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure also climbed seven places to claim a place back in the top 10.

Expect next week to be full of change as the PS Vita launches on February [...]

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January 25, 2012

Fifa 12 Continues to Lead UK Sales Charts

The UK Sales charts are in and its no surprise to see sports giant Fifa 12 still going strong at number 1. This is the 5th consecutive week that EA’s footy sim has been leading the pack, beating out the likes of Skyrim, Modern Warfare 3 and Just Dance 3.

The previously mentioned Elder Scrolls: Skyrim swapped places with Just Dance 3 to take second place, while Rayman Origins and Saints Row: The Third gained 9 and 7 places respectively; probably fueled by their recent price cuts. Elsewhere, Cars 2, Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure and WWE 12 all re-entered to occupy the bottom three positions.